Three lawsuit suits against Elmo creator Kevin Clash thrown out

A judge in New York on Monday tossed out three lawsuits accusing former Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of sexually abusing three underage boys, according to the Associated Press.

Federal Judge Kevin Koeltl said the claims came more than three years after each man turned 18, and more than six years after each man reasonably should have become aware of Clash's alleged violations.

There's still one more similar lawsuit against Clash pending.

Clash -- who developed and voiced Elmo for 28 years -- quit "Sesame Street" in November. Clash won three Daytime Emmy Awards last month, including outstanding performer in a children's series. He resigned after college student Cecil Singleton sued him for more than $5 million, saying Clash had sex with him when he was 15. That suit was one of the ones thrown out.